A suburban Illinois mother, who had become interested in the Lindsay Clancy case, has been charged with murder after she allegedly killed her 2-year-old son then attempted to harm herself, according to police and court records. A quiet street in the affluent village of Frankfort, Illinois, about 35 miles southwest of Chicago, became a scene…
A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to identify the people who came up with the structure for the nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” that Attorney General Todd Blanche has said is now “dead.” U.S. Magistrate Judge Ivan D. Davis of the Eastern District of Virginia issued an order that granted part of…
BELGRADE, Serbia — The European Union’s Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos on Friday canceled an upcoming visit to candidate nation Serbia over what she described as the “glorification” of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladić following his death. Mladić was convicted of genocide by a U.N. court but remains a hero to many Serbs. Mladić’s…
Democrats prepare to thwart potential disruption of midterm elections. Judge refuses defense request to remove juror in Lindsay Clancy trial. And a look at the cultural legacy of Gloria Steinem’s Ms. magazine. Here’s what to know today. Democrats mobilize an unprecedented defense to combat potential election disruption Justine Goode / NBC News; Getty Images At…
A candidate for the Missouri state House is accused of trying to plant cocaine and Adderall on a political rival. Thomas Christopher Ross, 37, was charged Thursday with one count of conspiring to distribute a controlled substance after the person who authorities say he asked to plant the drugs — his former campaign manager —…
The California woman who fled to Mexico after fatally stabbing her wife, a captain with the state’s wildland firefighting agency, was sentenced this week to 36 years to life in prison, officials said. Yolanda Marodi, 54, pleaded guilty last month to second-degree murder in the Feb. 17, 2025, death of Rebecca Marodi, 49, at the…
The price of crude oil rose for a fourth straight trading session on Thursday, part of a monthlong run that has helped push the average cost of diesel fuel to its highest level since 2022. At $5.78 per gallon on Thursday morning, the cost of diesel is up more than 53% since the war with…
A Virginia couple have been arrested after their 5-year-old daughter, described as autistic and nonverbal, was found dead in South Carolina waters this week. John Herb Hayes III, 70, and Geordyn Nichole Hayes, 31, of Bristol, were arrested Monday evening in Carter County, Tennessee, and charged with unlawfully placing a child at risk or willfully…
Ukrainian forward Kate Koval left LSU’s women’s basketball program because the team signed a Russian player, she announced on social media Wednesday. “The timing of this situation and the deeply personal effect it has had on me, my family and those we care about who continue to live through and fight this war ultimately made…
In one of the largest basketball-related penalties ever levied against an NBA franchise in the league’s history, the NBA on Wednesday fined the Los Angeles Clippers $30 million and star Kawhi Leonard $700,000, suspended the team’s owner, Steve Ballmer, and two top executives and stripped the franchise of five first-round picks after ruling the team…
